Light, fruity and surprisingly drinkable Cinsault
Often used in blends and more often in Rosé Cinsault (pronounced Sanso or Sin Saw) is a wine I don’t drink a lot of and it’s […]
Easter Sunday, roast lamb and Spanish wine
Most people look forward to the first bank holiday of the year and a nice long weekend, maybe a break away or just chill out […]
Majestic Amersham Spring Showcase 2018
Majestic Amersham were holding a Spring showcase tasting in their plush new store on the 3oth April, so I thought on a cold rainy night, […]
Les 3 Lys Crozes Hermitage 2011
Rarely happens, especially midweek but when it does, I think, who am I to argue. I’m talking about when you pour yourself a glass of […]
A Stunning White Rioja
No apologies for starting this review with a resounding WOW!, this Marques De Los Rios Rioja Blanco Reserva 2013 made by Baron de Ley is […]
Three Wine Amigos & Wines from Spain
On the evening of the 6th March 2018 my wife and found ourselves on the 35th floor of Londons Sky Garden attending the ‘Wines from […]
Carménère-Marmite Wine
Carménère, originally from the Medoc Region of France has now become synonymous with and is now considered the national grape of Chile. Beware though Carménère […]
Never Judge a bottle by its awards
Wandering through Tesco a while back I saw this Malbec sitting proudly on the supermarket shelf plastered in impressive-looking gold and silver wine awards, its […]
An Italian pick me up
So here we go again with a new year and new wines to try, So what happens just into 2018 ? the dreaded flu bug […]
The trouble with supermarket wine aisles….
Picture the scene, you’ve just turned out of aisle 9 tinned fruit and jams and next comes aisle 10 – wine, you want to buy […]
Bellingham Homestead series Chardonnay 2016
Always been a big fan of anything Bellingham produce and this excellent Chardonnay from the Franschhoek Valley in South Africa doesn’t disappoint. A little bit […]
Ca’ Marrone Rosso Appassimento 2016
Is there a better bargain out there in the high street than this Italian stallion of a wine, the (Ca’ Marrone Rosso Appassimento) especially when […]
A week in Jerez and more Sherry !
Following on from my previous post I visited the home of Sherry, Jerez de La Frontera a beautiful city in Spain’s Andalusia region for a […]
Great Sherry Tasting 2017 – Oxo tower London
If you think sherry is a sweet sticky drink kept in your sideboard year after year and only brought out at Christmas for your grandmother […]
Graham Beck – Fabulous South African Fizz
Been spoilt with good fizz over the last few months and this Graham Beck is up there with the best I’ve tasted especially for the […]